Senior Director, Wellness & Survivorship

At the American Cancer Society, we're leading the fight for a world without cancer. Our employees and 1.5 million volunteers are raising the bar every single day. We actively seek candidates from diverse backgrounds including communities of color, the LGBTQ community, veterans, and people with disabilities. The greater the diversity of our people, the better we can serve our communities.

The people who work at the American Cancer Society focus their diverse talents on our lifesaving mission. It is a calling. And the people who answer it are fulfilled.

This is a remote, home-based position. Candidates from all US geographies will be considered.

Under minimal supervision and with broad independent judgment and authority, the Strategic Director directs the organization’s survivorship and caregiver support program of work.. As a key component of the overall Patient Support Strategy, this position provides leadership in cancer survivorship and caregiver support by identifying emerging science and trends, developing and supporting implementation of patient and professional-facing programs and strategies. Key activities include promoting internal and external collaborations to advance organizational priorities in cancer survivorship and caregiver support, thought leadership, program development, implementation, and evaluation. Serves as the lead for cancer survivorship and caregiving and works in partnership with the entire Patient Support pillar and other parts of the organization to implement programs and initiatives. This position manages a program budget that includes restricted and unrestricted funds and may direct a staff team with expertise in public health programming, evaluation, and policy development.

Major Responsibilities

• Leads the Patient Support portfolio in cancer survivorship and caregiving to metrics including lives touched and partners engaged
• Provides evidenced-based guidance to the organization related to multi-level strategies impacting cancer survivorship and caregiver support.
• Collaborates internally with ACS CAN to support execution and evaluation of policy issues related to cancer survivorship and caregiver support.
• Represents the Society externally – with partners, to the media, advisory groups, and other stakeholders – on a broad range of survivorship and caregiver support
• Supports the development and implementation of a revenue model to support piloting, expansion and ongoing evaluation of survivorship and caregiver support programs including but not limited to grants, foundation funding, and corporate sponsors, in collaboration with Development.
• Contributes to the scientific literature on effective approaches to survivorship and caregiver support.
• Establishes and maintains collaborations, and supervises staff who establish and maintain collaborations, with national and international organizations having a shared mission in expanding and supporting multi-level cancer support interventions.
• Serves on expert groups; recruits high-level professionals and volunteers to lead and participate in ACS activities and committees.
• Creates opportunities, and supervises staff who create opportunities, for new partnerships and target audiences.
• Develops and implements projects and activities and supervises staff who develop and implement projects and activities, which will add to or clarify the knowledge around cancer survivorship and caregiver support.
• Reviews new scientific evidence to assess potential impact on Patient Support programs, strategies, and recommendations.
• Fosters strong and continuous relationships with the entire Patient Support Pillar for successful implementation and execution of existing and new programs and initiatives. 
• Publicizes findings of cancer survivorship and caregiver support activities and studies by speaking at professional meetings; consult and interpret results of studies with the media as a recognized expert

Knowledge/Skills

Formal Knowledge:

Master’s degree in social work, public health, health care administration, nonprofit administration or comparable degree (i.e. RN, MSN etc.) or equivalent experience plus experience in oncology or other health care delivery with a minimum 5years of leadership and management experience. Public speaking, publication, and grant writing experience preferred.

Competencies/Skills

Demonstrates ACS (American Cancer Society) Leadership Competencies: 

• People-First Mindset – Demonstrates genuine care of ACS’s people by providing meaningful work, offering opportunities for professional development, and valuing work-life balance of team members.  
• Organizational Savvy – Demonstrates clear understanding of organizational culture and effectively navigates through complex company dynamics, championing